CVE-2017-13801
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.
- Record
CVE-2017-13801- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.
- Record
CVE-2017-13801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5316 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cccw-wqgw-rrff
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Dictionary Widget" component. It allows attackers to read local files if pasted text is used in a search.
- Record
GHSA-cccw-wqgw-rrff- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13801 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.